tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post4434921037799901082..comments2016-12-09T08:27:27.027+00:00Comments on Everyday Linux User: Debian.... The daddy of all distros?Gary Newellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-53684609316638904712015-02-11T21:48:44.715+00:002015-02-11T21:48:44.715+00:00You might try searching for Solydxk on Distrowatch...You might try searching for Solydxk on Distrowatch, as it has both Xfce and Kde flavors and both are listed under the combined name. Solydx is a distro I have used from a hard drive install and I keep a copy on USB for an occasional change of pace and a possible re-install, as I have overwritten the original HD install.RonDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06835243305089855125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-12881715464118720432014-02-10T17:02:00.598+00:002014-02-10T17:02:00.598+00:00Wired networking has never had this problem.Wired networking has never had this problem.Bob Robertsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-15008069156101453562013-09-24T20:17:40.957+01:002013-09-24T20:17:40.957+01:00Debian the Daddy?
Nearly, but Slackware is older,...Debian the Daddy?<br /><br />Nearly, but Slackware is older, it came from the defunct SLS (which came on about 25 3.5&quot; floppy disks. Still in a cupboard here.<br /><br />Nice write up, though.kwackahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11701604844828308319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-44226047639963007522013-09-24T20:16:04.381+01:002013-09-24T20:16:04.381+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.kwackahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11701604844828308319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-24503166084467857992013-08-13T13:25:42.653+01:002013-08-13T13:25:42.653+01:00Thanks for providing this , It,s really helpful to...Thanks for providing this , It,s really helpful to us.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiY41ijpzuI" rel="nofollow">http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiY41ijpzuI</a> jack luishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024216006448360318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-29040943240275366152013-08-11T10:19:45.575+01:002013-08-11T10:19:45.575+01:00If INTERNET connectivity is not there, grub-pc/tar...If INTERNET connectivity is not there, grub-pc/target error will come.<br />There is no problem with grub-pc<br />Actually &quot;Configure Software sources&quot; should be avoided as follows<br /><br />First screen-&gt;press back<br />set Debconfig priority -&gt;low<br />Install step by step.<br />When reach &quot;Configure Software sources&quot;-&gt; do not press enter<br />Go to next Grub installation<br />After 3-4 months(so silly of me) I found this a sure answer<br />Biochemistry GMCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17315784045462943801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-3016353180716455082013-05-04T20:33:51.213+01:002013-05-04T20:33:51.213+01:00You didn&#39;t have to edit the sudoers file. You ...You didn&#39;t have to edit the sudoers file. You could just add your user to the sudo group, which is simple:<br /># adduser your_user sudoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-45107721676365401192013-04-23T06:57:56.766+01:002013-04-23T06:57:56.766+01:00&quot;Would I recommend Debian to a person new to ...&quot;Would I recommend Debian to a person new to Linux? &quot;<br /><br />Never. Instead i recommend he or she to try first Linux Mint. There is over 95% possibility that he/she will love it and become dedicated friend of Linux. It might be a shock how easy is it to install and use. It&#39;s much more easier than installing Windows.Tran Merehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646013363240311162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-33014719720300040262013-04-18T22:26:08.253+01:002013-04-18T22:26:08.253+01:00The point of this review was to use the stable bra...The point of this review was to use the stable branch which is Squeeze. I think I should do the same for Gnome but then do a follow up article for Wheezy (Gnome and KDE).<br /><br />At this point people will probably be sick of me writing about DebianGary Newellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778497593187208906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-81384770479665878272013-04-18T20:27:51.271+01:002013-04-18T20:27:51.271+01:00As for Debians&#39;s home page, it&#39;s simply am...As for Debians&#39;s home page, it&#39;s simply amazing!<br />It even provides you the correct file when people click on all the wrong buttons ;)<br /><br />If you plan to use the GNOME task in a next review, keep in mind that: <br />squeeze = GNOME 2<br />wheezy = GNOME 3<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-78109585641614153982013-04-18T19:59:49.156+01:002013-04-18T19:59:49.156+01:00&quot;&quot;There&#39;s an unofficial &quot;firmwa...&quot;&quot;There&#39;s an unofficial &quot;firmware-included installation CD&quot; that probably would have made it easier for your test, but my point is, why should that be &quot;unofficial?&quot;&quot;<br /><br />It would violate Debian&#39;s own policy:<br />http://www.debian.org/social_contract.en.html<br /><br />Other big &quot;server&quot; distros like RHEL are planning to do the same thing (it&#39;s also a legal trap if you keep ignoring it).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-61339861075487336402013-04-18T19:24:23.149+01:002013-04-18T19:24:23.149+01:00It&#39;s all about bugs:
http://dug.net.pl/~azhag/...It&#39;s all about bugs:<br />http://dug.net.pl/~azhag/rcbugs_graphs/rc_bugs_report_news_2012-46.html<br /><br />One week seems (almost) impossible, but it&#39;s getting close ;)<br /><br />If you&#39;re already planning to do a new installation, there&#39;s little reason for not using Wheezy today. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-3160532436139029622013-04-18T10:52:33.541+01:002013-04-18T10:52:33.541+01:00Mint Zorin and SolusOS or else all have problems t...Mint Zorin and SolusOS or else all have problems to run fast on computers bought earlier than &quot;this month&quot;. Some very rare distributions are targeting at running a fast, decent and modern desktop on just any computer. Try Mozillux, the ISO is full of software near 2Go with a very small ram footprint, you can run just any software lightning fast ! Even with 512Mo ram and ISO put on a live-usb or a direct install to a pendrive, it&#39;s fast ! Can&#39;t understand why so good Linux distributions are not listed on Distrowatch ! Homepage is http://www.mozillux.org <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-34182854395253871022013-04-18T03:09:05.344+01:002013-04-18T03:09:05.344+01:00I really hope you are right about the release date...I really hope you are right about the release date.RoseHostinghttp://www.rosehosting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-35055471469000894022013-04-18T02:24:05.818+01:002013-04-18T02:24:05.818+01:00I think, if by UPSTREAM you&#39;re talking about U...I think, if by UPSTREAM you&#39;re talking about Ubuntu, Mint, Mepis, and Knoppix, then you really mean &quot;Downstream&quot;. And Debian DOES incorporate software and solutions created downstream, though not across the board. Every distribution has different goals and meets them in different ways.evilestmarkhttp://evilestmark.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-23660810924256374192013-04-17T23:46:34.716+01:002013-04-17T23:46:34.716+01:00I wonder why Debian doesn&#39;t use any of the imp...I wonder why Debian doesn&#39;t use any of the improvements from UPSTREAM. The installer is superb of course, but Ubuntu, Mint, Mepis, Knoppix, and a whole bunch of others have made Debian faster, simpler, and easier. I would think that Debian would incorporate some of those improvements from upstream like many other distros do.<br /><br />There&#39;s an unofficial &quot;firmware-included installation CD&quot; that probably would have made it easier for your test, but my point is, why should that be &quot;unofficial?&quot; How much greater a departure from &quot;the Debian Way&quot; is that from having &quot;non-free&quot; repositories?<br />adoptedsidekickhttp://adoptedsidekick.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-54167257677026693582013-04-17T23:37:33.915+01:002013-04-17T23:37:33.915+01:00&quot;The link that you suggested takes you to the...&quot;The link that you suggested takes you to the same place&quot;<br /><br />No, it doesn&#39;t.<br />It points you here: http://www.debian.org/CD/live/<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-53237191757226434752013-04-17T22:14:30.065+01:002013-04-17T22:14:30.065+01:00The link that you suggested takes you to the same ...The link that you suggested takes you to the same place as if you clicked the CD ISO Images and then the download live images which is the method I actually used.<br /><br />I was just highlighting the point that you could easily get twisted up in knots with all the various links.<br /><br />You are right though the vast array of options and possibilities is what makes Debian good and so obviously a reason why it is a base for so many other distros.Gary Newellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719786605400058652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-19046811275329800412013-04-17T22:10:25.026+01:002013-04-17T22:10:25.026+01:00I have written a review of Crunchbang previously. ...I have written a review of Crunchbang previously. Very good it was too.Gary Newellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719786605400058652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-55433307718400875782013-04-17T22:09:22.721+01:002013-04-17T22:09:22.721+01:00Thanks for the suggestion. I will endeavour to do ...Thanks for the suggestion. I will endeavour to do thatGary Newellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719786605400058652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-88062836208721577192013-04-17T17:30:48.888+01:002013-04-17T17:30:48.888+01:00Indeed.
Notice that he also using the old squeeze...Indeed.<br /><br />Notice that he also using the old squeeze release (obviously not what you should compare with a two years younger OpenSUSE release, try Wheezy instead)<br /><br />In the author’s defence: <br />The whole new Debian layout was created before Debian-Live was part of it.<br />While it would be nice if all squeeze-live stuff would be fixed, this will never happen since Wheezy is almost (just a few minor bugs) ready with a much better installer for live images.<br /><br />Jens.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-59907835862717600962013-04-17T17:07:23.198+01:002013-04-17T17:07:23.198+01:00Gary,
I don&#39;t want to come out as being orner...Gary,<br /><br />I don&#39;t want to come out as being ornery but I think you&#39;ve used the wrong path to grab your test image.<br /><br />Right on the first page (www.debian.org) the first line under Getting Started reads &quot;If you&#39;d like to start using Debian, you can easily obtain a copy, and then follow the installation instructions to install it.&quot; The link on that line points to www.debian.org/distrib<br /><br />That page has torrent links for most of the categories of ISO files<br />Live &amp; installation, CDs &amp; DVDs, 32 &amp; 64 bit<br /><br />Clicking for example on the &quot;64-bit PC live torrents&quot; link will show you only 6 torrent files which you can choose from and use with your favourite bit-torrent client to download the ISO file.<br /><br />3 steps instead of 8<br /><br />You went for the long long list of ISOS. And the rest of the bad bits<br />are not really bad bits. Debian can sometimes be thought as being rough around the edges and plain or old-looking or not so cool but<br />half of the fun that one has with Debian is making it their own. From fonts, window managers login managers to all kinds of goodies on the<br />desktop.<br /><br />It&#39;s like Play-Dough. When you get it out of the package it&#39;s flat. When you start using it you can mold it and shape it as you desire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-56010955587229587802013-04-17T16:55:12.791+01:002013-04-17T16:55:12.791+01:00@ Curt:
&quot;&quot;The de-listing of Debian from...@ Curt:<br /><br />&quot;&quot;The de-listing of Debian from the list of &quot;free&quot; distributions merely because Debian makes it, what, &quot;too easy&quot; to add non-free things like Flash, is absurd.&quot;&quot;<br /><br />Both Debian and the FSF are working on a solution for this: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.project/20440<br /><br />Jens.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-11597912333360840432013-04-17T15:53:11.904+01:002013-04-17T15:53:11.904+01:00I have installed Debian Squeeze and Wheezy on doze...I have installed Debian Squeeze and Wheezy on dozens of PCs with no difficulty. I have had teenagers practice in class and they usually had no problems getting a working system on the first try. The issue of the firmware may be addressed by using an &quot;unofficial&quot; .iso at http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/<br /><br />Wheezy should be released this week.<br /><br />One should also note that one can use the .iso as an image of the USB drive and it will boot.Robert Pogsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576863980224431680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-14804810305411463352013-04-17T15:49:51.262+01:002013-04-17T15:49:51.262+01:00I&#39;m amused that you say &quot;surprising&quot;...I&#39;m amused that you say &quot;surprising&quot; and &quot;surprised it worked the first time&quot;, concerning MP3s and Flash. It&#39;s been many years since those issues were solved, and each release of Debian makes it easier still.<br /><br />The de-listing of Debian from the list of &quot;free&quot; distributions merely because Debian makes it, what, &quot;too easy&quot; to add non-free things like Flash, is absurd.<br /><br />I&#39;ve been using Debian on the Desktop since 1995. There have been some bumps in the road, but it&#39;s been a spectacular ride!<br /><br />http://anarchic-order.blogspot.com/2011/02/linuxs-killer-feature-flexibility.htmlCurt-http://www.blogger.com/profile/15378506296755879713noreply@blogger.com